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Reports in Spain say that Antoine Griezmann has accepted his proposed move to Manchester United this summer will not be happening, after the Red Devils snapped up Alexis Sanchez in January.

Atletico Madrid star Griezmann was the subject of interest from United for most of the summer, before the move was abandoned and he remained in La Liga.

The French international, the stand-out player at Euro 2016, had hoped the deal might be resurrected this coming summer window, but he now fears United might not be as keen since they recruited Chilean Sanchez from Premier League rivals Arsenal last month.

Sanchez inherited the club’s famous seven shirt, which had been vacated by the less-than-successful Memphis Depay - a shirt Griezmann had been intent on adopting.

Not that Griezmann will be short of interest should he be on the move in the close season - PSG, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all likely to be linked.

More United gossip

European giants Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid could be involved in a three-way transfer saga this summer, according to reports in Spain.

Jose Mourinho is known to still be an admirer of Raphael Varane, with whom he worked when he was manager at the Bernabeu.

The French centre-back was signed from Lens in 2011 and has made more than 200 appearances for the club already, despite the fact he’s still only 24.

There could be a number of sales made by Real in the summer window in order to fund a move for a ‘Galactico-level’ player.

If they were to move on Varane, and one or two other players in the squad, Florentino Perez would likely sanction a move for Neymar.

The Brazilian only arrived in Paris last summer for a world record fee in the region of £200m but Perez is eager to bring him back to Spain.

Should these chain of events transpire, it’s being reported that PSG would then look to bring Marcos Rojo to the club.

Rojo, 27, was signed by Louis Van Gaal in the summer of 2014 from Sporting Lisbon, but has never been a regular starter during his time at Old Trafford, particularly in the Premier League.

The Argentine, who played the entire match as his nation lost 1-0 to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil, is about to head into the final 12 months of his current contract at United, and boss Mourinho is said to be frustrated by the club’s lack of progress in agreeing a new deal with Rojo.

Unai Emery is keen to bring Rojo to Paris, and would fork out as much as £30m to prise him away from Old Trafford in the summer.

Rojo, who can play at centre-back and left-back, was classed as being one of the best five defenders in the world by teammate Ander Herrera last year.